Theaters Of War :: Roleplay Thread

[Dukester 120]

((WIP))

[dirtryhary 26]

((Quick post :(, my original post was deleted by mistake so I'm just doing actions and bare bones due to unwillingness and time  to retype it all.))

 

Royal Parthia 

 

Economy

Twenty Four in newest tax

Sixteen from silk and toll road

Ten from gold mines-*2 with Bactria

Ten from tradable commodities-*2 with Bactria

Fifty Three in treasury

One hundred and Thirteen in total

 

-Page four taxes-

Twenty Four in newest tax

Sixteen from silk and toll road

Ten from gold mines

Ten from tradable commodities

One Hundred and Thirteen in treasury

One Hundred and Seventy Three in total

 

 

 

 

 

Xerxes orders the Parthian military to be expanded once again, with three units of Dahae cav archers, two Cataphracts, two ax men, and four Immortals. The total expenditure on the army amounted to costing eighty golden chest, leaving Parthia with ninety three gold chest. The raised army joins the contingents in the east, and a military offensive is planned.

 

Cavalry and light troops would spearhead, as the Immortals consolidated the land swept up in the advance. Focusing on smashing ahead and defeating any opposition and consolidating later, the Parthians hoped to rip across four provinces. With the land being explored no major threat was seen, and a plan was formed around with the available maps. -Mod

 

Parthian army in total

Fifteen Immortal units

Two ax-men

Three Dahae cav archers

Two Cataphracts

Six Sparabara archers

 

The Bactrian military alliance and trade agreement is met with much celebration, and a joint eternal friendship is declared. The Parthian retinue joyfully accompanies the Parthians to the Mauryans, and proposes a triangle alliance between them, the Bactrians, and Parthia. A separate Parthian trade pact is also offered. -Mod

 

Parthian scouts on horseback head north of the armies advance, and near the core of Parthian lands.

 

 

Red- Parthian Military Offensive

Green- Parthian scouts missions

Purple-  Newly settled land

[Samson Option 9652]

The Year 137 BC

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJLXyBzMci0

 

http://i.imgur.com/AiWDy3I.png

 

A throng of Germanic cavalry broke through the woodlands throughout Walholant, the land of Gaul. The Leuke Epos each rode with a message as the land of the Boii stirred. The Saxons, the Rhaetii, the Arverni, and the Aedui are invited to a grand Thing or assembly of freedman and warriors from an obscure chieftain named Theutobod. The guests are informed to send a representative of their individual rix or king to the Amber Route and they'll be led to the assembly. To accept or deny it is up to each leader of the four invited parties.

 

"Their possessions consisted of cattle and gold, because these were the only things they could carry about with them everywhere according to circumstances and shift where they chose. They treated comradeship as of the greatest importance, those among them being the most feared and most powerful who were thought to have the largest number of attendants and associates."

 

- Polybius in The Histories

 

Meanwhile, a story spread curiously throughout the Roman Republic:

 

"When, that is, he was quite young and living in the country, he had caught in his cloak a falling eagle's nest, which had seven young ones in it; at sight of this, his parents were amazed, and made enquiries of the seers, who told them that their son would be most illustrious of men, and was destined to receive the highest command and power seven times."

 

 

- Plutarch in Life of M.

 

The Silk Road and her traders grew nervous, talking in hushed tones about a great event between Parthia and China. Merchants who entered Parthia warned of a horde known as the Sakae being ousted out of their former lands in the east by other steppe nomads and the Sakae's coming.

 

Moderator Actions

• Rome: Corsica settled by Rome, Syracuse is discovered and is prepared to defend from either Roman or Carthaginian excursion.
• China: Settling and scouting completed without disturbance.
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• Egypt: Scouting and settling completed without disturbance, the small township of Side joined the Ptolemaic Dynasty in hopes to suffer no excursions from the Seleukids.
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• Saxony: Settling eastward is ultimately halted by an Androphagi-Venedae warband camping along the Suevus [Oder] River, but some parts are encamped by the Saxon colonists. Scouting to the west is completed w/o disturbance.
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• Himyar: Federator Karib Watar has mobilized his urban militias and some Bedouin and is last seen camping at the town of Shabwa. Scouts believed he is in fact looking to engage in battle, his numbers ranging within fifteen units in total.
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• Lusotani Spain: The settling goes as plan although Gadiz is now forewarned of Lusotani excursion and readies for a possible siege. The scouting goes as plan until scouts encounter a Greek colony named Emporiun.
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• Carthage: Scouting goes accordingly, the Garamantes are found west of Carthage and the Massilyi Numidians to their southeast.
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• Macedon: Byzantium is found lightly defended and the talk of the town is terror as word of Thraikans from the north worry the town's populace. Three units of Cretan archers are sent from Krete.
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• Rhaetii: The Arverni grimaced at the Rhaetii envoy, perhaps a cultural rift may be causing this initial disgruntlement between the Arverni and the Rhaetii.
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• Parthia: The settlement goes as planned, but the North is brimming with worried Skythians who begin to mobilize as a precaution. Due east, the northernmost extent of the Mauryan Empire is found, thus settlement is halted to an extent.
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[DelaneyG 1279]

Himyar

 

Mohammed Kyrat receives news of Karib's hostile movements. Being a man who pursues peace before a fight, he sends a small envoy off to meet them with peace banners.

"I do not wish to war these men, as human life is not something easily destroyed."

 

 

Domestic:

Current improvements:

Toll booth on Incense Route(+4 per turn)

Port on Red Sea, attempting to set up Trade Route.

Taxes are collected.

More recruitment officers and training officers hire troops, to prepare for Karib's actions, should negotiations fail.

 

Diplomatic:

Diplomats are sent to Ptolemy and Kush, to talk of "most valued nation" status.

The Envoy sent to Ptolemy requests the use of one of their ships, to sail for the nation of Rome to talk of trade. If accepted, then 3 diplomats would head for Rome, whilst 3 remained in Ptolemy to speak.

A small envoy sends off to the north for Parthia, to talk of terms for trade.

The Diplomat in the Selucied Empire has still not returned.

An small envoy is sent to meet Karib with peace banners, to speak terms to avoid unnecessary blood shed.

 

Military:

More men are drafted and recruited, in an effort to prepare for the worst case. The troops would begin to march east, though with no show of hostile intentions, only those of peacekeeping.

 

Recruitment:

1 spear infantry (2 gold)

8 Archers (24 gold)

2 Light Cav (10 gold)

6 Medium Infantry (24 gold)

3 Heavy Infantry (16 gold)

2 Cav archers (14 gold)

2 Heavy Cav (24 gold)

4 Urban Noble Infantry (28 gold)

2 Bedouin Cavalry (4 gold)

 

Full army:

5 Spear Infantry

15 Archers

5 Light Cavalry

10 Medium Infantry

5 Heavy Infantry

2 Cavalry Archers

2 Heavy Cavalry

4 Urban Noble Infantry

2 Bedouin Cavalry

1 Siege Engine

1 Battering Ram

Treasury:

Starting Gold: 57 +14(province tax) + 10(2)(2)(Myrrh) + 8(2)(2)Pearls + 4(Tolls) + 8(Incense Route)

Total: 155

 

Ending Gold: 155(base) - 0(domestic) - 146(military)

Total: 9 gold

[AGP 3169]

Ptolemaic Dynasty of Aegyptus:
 

Gold: 

 

63 starting
64 from tax

208 from resources

7 from trade routes

 

Starting total: 342 Gold

 

Recruitment:

 

8 Klerouch Agema Phalanx: - 64 gold

4 Hippeis Galtikoi: - 24 gold

4 Machimoi Machairophoroi: - 16 gold
8 Archers: - 24 gold

 

Net gold: 214 Gold

 

Current standing army:
 

16 Klerouch Agema Phalanx
8 Hippeis Galtikoi

8 Machimoi Machairophoroi

16 Archers

 

Diplomacy:

No reply from the Seleucids. Remind Seleucids of trade agreement and alliance offer.

 

No reply from Kush. Remind Kush of alliance offer.

 

An envoy is sent to Carthage with a trade agreement offer.

 

The envoys from Himyar are given a boat to use, and the envoys staying within Egypt are given a small gift. The Himyar are also informed of the Ptolemaic Dynasty's interests in a defensive alliance. - 5 gold.

 

Net gold: 209 Gold

 

Current diplomatic arrangements:

-Trade agreement with Rome.

​-Trade agreement with Kush.

​-Trade agreement with Himyar.

​-Trade agreement with Macedon.

 

Scouting:

 

Scouts are dispatched further west along the coast of the Mediterranean.

 

A scouting ship is sent towards Rome across the sea, looking for any islands. Carthaginian and Roman traders have mentioned an island or two in passing.

 

Scouts are dispatched east from Sidae and to the southeast from Cyprus.

 

 

Expansion:

 

A massive colonization effort is launched. 50 gold is set aside to assist the process, in case of any complications.

 

Settlers are dispatched along the coast to the west.

 

Settlers are dispatched to settle and claim all land along the Nile North of the cataract.

 

Settlers are dispatched to settle the coast of Sinai.

 

Settlers are dispatched to settle the open lands along the Incense Route both traders and Himyar have informed Ptolemy about.

 

Settlers are dispatched from Sidae headed West, aiming to settle the explored southern coast of Asia Minor.

 

Settlers are dispatched from Cyprus to create a trade post settlement on the coast at the end of the Silk Road.

 

Net gold: 159 Gold

 

[bickando 3967]

 

The Han Empire of China

 

Gold: 12 (Previous) + 82 (41 Provinces) + 13 (Resources) + 16 (Silk Road + Toll Road) = 123 Gold Before Expenses

 

The Emperor Wu of Han exclaimed with joy after hearing about the empty expanses being colonized. The government's centralizing of the 18 Princes had been going well, and the army was sitting unused, but he knew there must be other people beyond the Yellow River Valley. The Khanates and Hordes of the North and South were out there, beyond his country. The Great Wall itself was still not under the control of the Han Empire; that important point was what he was expanding towards.

 

Colonists are sent to the explored provinces.

 

Scouts are sent West.

 

A Temple is built in Nanjing for 100 gold.

 

3 more Chinese Chariot Units are built for 18 gold.

 

Standing Army

10 Repeater Crossbow Tuán

13 Han Chariot Tuán

15 Spearman Tuán

2 Siege Engines

 

10 Heavy Infantry Tuán

 

1 Battering Ram

 

Land Improvements:

Temple

Port

Shipyard

Toll Road

 

Gold after Expenses: 5

[mylimo7 409]

The Anglo-Saxons

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A Tribal Federation

King Ymir of the Anglo-Saxons
Year 134 B.C

The Norse Faith

(Story WIP)

"Their request is strange, is it not? An assembly at the Amber Route where the cannibals do lie. But if it is not so, I do not want to risk a coalition of sorts growing into power." Ymir stands in his grand hall, looking to his military adviser. "I will not go, it is too risky but we will send a 'representative'."

His son enters the room, "I shall go but if I do not return... assume the worst and that those wretched cannibals are coming."

"You will not be harmed. You will be accompanied by a unit of Hariz."

"Freyja bless I. Farewell father."

:Treasury:

0 Gold Bags

+44 Tax Income

+4 Copper Production

+3 Wool Production

[!] 51 Gold Bags before Expenditure [!]

King Ymir's Levy and Recruitment:
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- Eight Units of Spear Infantry

- Eight Units of Medium Infantry (+4 16 Gold)

- Six Units of Thanes

- Four Units of Axe Infantry

- Five Units of Hariz

- Four Units of Light Calvary (20 Gold)

- Six Units of Slingers

- Three Rams

:Actions:

- King Ymir's son is sent to the Assemblg
- 15 Gold bags are distributed among local explorers to charter out the lands beyond our coasts. They tell us of Scandinavia.

- Scouts attempt to map out the Baltic Sea.

- Scouts attempt to map out the North Sea.

- Colonists are sent forth towards Friesland in attempt to subjugate the lands.

- Colonists travel over the straits towards Scandinavia in an attempt to settle the 'islands'.

[Heff 2460]

Romani Republic:

(!167 + 4 + 6 + 44 ) = 221

-10 Hastati (20 Gold)

-10 Principes (40 Gold)

-All trade deals are accepted

-The rest of the collection of provinces to the Northeast at the end of the trade route receive settlers and 4 Hastati Regiments

-A large trading port is erected in Corsica (5 Gold)

-The road is completed and extended into the new Northeasfern Trade provinces

-Scouts are sent to explore the provinces under the alps and see if there is any way through the alps

(If you don't understand which places I settled just message me Gaius)

-Ending Gold: 156

[Z3r05t4r 855]

 

The Raetii

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A celtic kingdom of old times

under the rule of

Brundir Rix, third King of the Celtic Raetii and Norii

Handir Rix, fourth King of the Celtic Raetii and Norii

 

"Oh gods save the soul of my father, guide him into the afterlife, as he has done only your will and was kind to his people and just to his foes. Only protection of his kin was his wish and so I will uphold his will with my own life as well."

 

Brundir Rix has died of an infectious wound he got after falling from a wild horse in attempt to tame it. His son Handir becomes the next King of the Celtic Raetii and Norii.

 

 

Treasury

 

Season 4 (current)

 

16 bags of gold

+20 bags of gold (Region tax)

+2 bags of gold (Mine in Salzburg)

+4 bags of gold (Iron resource)

+8 bags of gold (Salt resource)

+6 bags of gold (Amber route (traderoute))

 

56 bags of gold this season in treasury.

 

(Planned expenses: -1 bag/chest of gold to Rome.)

 

 

Standing Force

 

Raetii

 

5 units of Spear Infantry

2 units of Medium Infantry

3 units of Archers

3 units of Slingers

2 units of Light cavalry

3 axe infantry

3 javelin infantry

 

Norii

 

2 axe infantry

2 javelin infantry

3 units of Spear Infantry

2 units of Medium Infantry

2 units of Heavy Infantry

 

 

Planned actions

 

"Strange are the reports, threating almost, talks about the men clad in bands of bronze marching up from the warm and hilly lands further South. Their tongue odd, their beards shaved, row after row, like a palisade with feet they march down roads and paths. Their colorful dresses of red, orange, yellow and other bright colors suit their lands, but then again they do not seem harmless. They must be the men in linen clothes, believing in different gods, dreaming different dreams. Let us take care for the approach, let us send a small envoy to meet, greet and learn from them as their ways, though odd, seem to give them strength."

 

"The Avernii have a disdain for us I can not grasp, and ignored my father's offers and requests. Then again, if they disdain us, we shall prove them that we are not worthy of such and that we mean it well. Leave them in peace. Remain open for their people and their trade and let them approach us if they wish for trade."

 

"The request for the Thing shall be followed and I will be on my way."

 

"Send people who dare to approach the great lake to settle at the coast of it, for fish, wide meadows and this odd black pearl with a bitter taste I came to enjoy. Perhaps bees will thrive there and we may think about getting to produce honey, wild and sweet."

 

"Send scouts around all our lands and a bit beyond there, wherever we lack knowledge of the surroundings thus far."

 

(Tl;dr:

 

- Envoy to Rome, peaceful intentions, a chest of gold (1)

- The Avernii are left alone in peace, nontheless a careful watch is being placed in the Western regions. But again, the "borders" are open for them to come and trade. (If Avernii inquire for a trade agreement it gets accepted automatically)

- Settlers towards the South, Istria and neighbouring.

- Handir heads for the called meeting with a retinue of men.

- Scouting in ALL directions which are unknown (all bordering black regions)

 

)

[Sneaky 189]

Aedui clans

Mungan MaeGill'Earnai had past away, his legacy left behind as great chief, his son Sungan MaeGill'Earnai had taken over. His goal to eclipse his father's legacy.

-People move out to colonize the surrounding area (white aroundthe territory).

-With 46 gold being accumulated over the years from taxes and resources, it is spent on recruiting more units to deal with the pesky Begae tribes.

- 4 units of Medium infantry - 16 gold

- 1 battering ram is constructed - 5 gold

- 2 units of Heavy Cav - 24 gold

- 1 gold left over

- scouts are sent to the south and again to the west to hopefully discover water

[hellfiazz 879]

Brigantes

Gold:

From previous: 2

Tax: 16 + 16 + 16

Resources: 6 + 6 + 6

Income: 68

"The Caledonians are stronger than anticipated. An attack on them would at best be costly, at worst result in a humiliating and bitter defeat. They must come into the fold but preferably without the death of hundreds of good men of the Brigantes."

An emissary is sent to the Caledonians to the north on behalf of the Brigantes. They are offered vassalage, and if not they are offered a military alliance. A gift of 16 gold chests is sent. ((MOD))

"Expansion must continue or stagnation, followed by doom, will fall upon the Brigantes"

All the known provinces to the south are sent settlers to colonise them, and scouts are sent to all the undiscovered provinces immediately to the South, including the ones south of the lands currently undergoing colonisation. ((MOD))

2 rowing galleys also begin construction, largely to aid in exploration. ((1 + 1 page))

Current standing army:

3 Spearmen

3 Heavy Infantry

4 Calawre Champions

2 Axe Infantry

4 Archers

2 Breton Chariots

Recruitment:

3 Breton chariots: -18 gold

3 Spearmen: -6 Gold

2 Calawre Champion: -12 Gold

2 Axe Infantry

Net: 68 - 16 - 44 = 8

[DelaneyG 1279]

Himyar

Theme of Himyar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1iYvrioIHk

 

Mohammed Kyrat

"Good people, the great Romans have accepted our wonderful agreements for trade! One of three diplomats have returned home. The other two pursue trade with other Europine nations."

"Our three diplomats in Ptolemy have made it clear that they have a 'favored nation status', and are a good and exceptional peoples."

"Allah guide and protect."

 

Domestic:

Improvements:

Toll Booth (+4 every turn)

Port on Red Sea, setting up stable trade route.

Taxes are collected.

A Lodus is constructed in the capital city of Ta'izz. (35 gold) (1 page)

A Shipyard is constructed on the Red Sea. (40 gold) (1 page)

 

Diplomatic:

The remaining two diplomats in Europe head north for The Raetii, to talk about setting up trade rights through Roman and Egyptian ports.

A peace envoy reaches Karib's host, clearly carrying banners of peace.

Scout boats leave the Red Sea to the south, and sail for the subcontinent of India.

 

Military:

Troops arrive three miles from Karib's host, and are joined by more proud Himyarites. They are organized, and given better gear.

The large army organizes itself into ranks, and prepare for the worst.

Recruitment:

 5 Urban Noble Infantry: (35 gold)

5 Archers: (15 gold)

 

Standing Army in the field:

5 Spear Infantry

20 Archers

5 Light Cavalry

10 Medium Infantry

5 Heavy Infantry

2 Cavalry Archers

2 Heavy Cavalry

9 Urban Noble Infantry

2 Bedouin Cavalry

 

Other armies:

1 Siege Engine

1 Battering Ram

 

 

Royal Treasury:

Starting Gold: 9(base) + 14(province tax) + 10(2)(2)(2)(Myrrh+Trade) + 8(2)(2)(2)(Pearls+Trade) + 4 (Toll Booth) + 8(Incense Route) + 5(gift)

Total: 184

Ending Gold: 179(base) - 75(Domestic) - 50(Military)

Total: 59 gold

[Heff 2460]

The Roman Senate of the Republic

Starting Gold: 156 + 52 Gold (26 Provinces) + 4 + 6 + 6 Gold (Trade Route) = 224 Gold

 

The Consuls look over the sprawling hills outside the city, as regiments dispersed down the fresh road
moving to garrison and secure the new frontier as well as ensure the protection of all provinces. Basically armed scouts move around the slow marching Principes, Triarii, and Hastati, towards the North and to the Ports. In the ports the scouts would board quick moving ships and guide them along the unknown coasts, to increase Rome's sphere of knowledge. A deal had been worked out with the mountain men of the Raetii, the discovered coastal and trading provinces being divided up between the two nations. A new general had been gifted a boar standard, levying a new more diverse army of troops from the various patrician families throughout the hills. 

Recruited Troops 

-5 Units of Archers (15 Gold)

-2 Heavy Cavalry Units (24 Gold)

-10 Spear Infantry Units (20 Gold)

-10 Principes (40 Gold)

- 99 Gold Chests Lost

 

Standing Army

-5 Archer Regiments

-2 Heavy Cavalry Regiments

-10 Spear Infantry Regiments

-22 Principe Regiments

-14 Hastati Regiments

-1 Triarii Regiment (Stationed in Rome as Police Of Province)

 

Senate Actions

-4 Provinces Added

-Traded Land With the Raetii

-Trade Route Ceded Into Roman Lands

-All Trade Deals Accepted

-Major Scouting Wave Dispersed

 

Actions:

Scouts/Military/Settlers:

Final Land Distribution With Raetii (Orange = Them, Red = Us)

 

 

 

Final Gold: 125

[Burkester 1247]

Lusitani tribes of Iberia

 

Warlord Santiago Merida

“Vamos a violarla allí esposas y matar allí los niños.”

 

Treasury

71 bags of gold (Starting treasury)

+24 bags of gold (12 provinces-page 4)

+24 bags of gold (12 provinces-page 5)

+4 bags of gold (iron-page 4)

+4 bags of gold (iron-page 5)

+4 bags of gold (horses-page 4)

+4 bags of gold(horses-page 5)

 

135 bags of gold total.

 

Recruitment

20 Medium Infantry (-80 bags of gold to treasury)

10 Archers (-30 bags of gold to treasury)

 

30 Medium Infantry and 15 Archers Total

Total expense of 110, 25 bags of gold remaining.

 

Lusitani Tribe’s Actions (Moderator Needed)

-Scouts check out the local areas and prepare the tribes for an attack on a nearby group. A letter is sent to them asking for them to join the tribes or hostile actions will be taken.

-At the same time the other tribes began to move in the other direction taking more land to see what goes on in the other direction.

-They also attempt to make a port to go across towards africa, if accepted by mod would have 0 gold remaining.

-They also begin to set up castles and other large defenses to combat against the hostiles on their eastern border.

-Large tent like temples are made in each province to set up for the religion that is being worked on at this moment.

[_pok_ 1768]

Seleucid Empire

 

86 Gold + 80 Gold (40 Provinces) + 11 Gold (Resources) + 16 Gold (Trade Routes)(x5) =(535)

621 Gold In Treasury

 

 

The Seleucid Empire continued its expansion into Westward in Anatolia, encouraging settlement there. A greater military presence in the Empire is also decided upon, and a large cut of acquired gold is to be spent on recruitment and equipment for those new recruits. Most of the recruits are sent West into Anatolia along the furthest settlements of the Empire. Another large amount is stationed along the Parthian border, but that would be unknown unless Parthian scouts would see such a thing. Even then, they are simply on border patrol.

 

RECRUITMENT

 

Hetairoi (10 Units) - 70 Gold

Argyraspids (15 Units) - 135 Gold

Toxotai Syriakoi (30 Units) - 90 Gold

 

Total Expenditure: 295 Gold

 

STANDING ARMY SIZE

33 Units of Toxotai Syriakoi

14 Units of Hetairoi

19 Units of Argyraspids

 

All trade offers are accepted while scouts continue to search in similar directions as before.

 

FINAL TOTALS: 326

 

 

((Sorry, this was a hasty catch-up post. PM me if you offered me a trade deal, as I need to know.))